Fab Five and Bad Boy videos / streams / downloads ?
I'm hoping my fellow MGoBloggers might be able to help me out:
I have a 12 year old son who has become a huge basketball fan this past year. He plays PG for a city basketball team where we live in Ulsan, South Korea (안녕하세요). This is my proud-father opportunity to mention that he was tournament MVP for the last two tournaments.
I coach his team, and we spend a lot of time talking basketball. It has developed into one of those marvelous father-child opportunities that parents cherish. It's been fun introducing him to the basketball of my youth - 1989 Championship, Fab Five, and the Bad Boys.
He is especially interested in the Fab Five (having seen the doc and having read the Mitch Album book) and the Bad Boys. I have searched tirelessly for downloads of games for either team but can't find anything that is current and being seeded. Is there a specialized but less publicized place to find older sports downloads?
Does anyone know where I can download or watch any Fab Five or Bad Boy games? I would be very appreciative and you'd make my Trey-Burke-uniform-wearing-Michigander-boy-in-Korea very happy and connected to his home.
Cheers.
EDIT: and for discussion purposes, which games do you think would be the best and most essential viewing?
Fab Five - it is painful just thinking about the finals loss to Duke and NC. This game is the only game that we could find, via YouTube and extra low-quality. The 92-93 Kentucky game was classic. Which Fab Five victory do you think would be essential viewing?
Bad Boys - really the greatest era of the NBA. Clashes between Bird's Celtics, Barkley's 76'ers, Magic's Lakers, and that one guy named Jordan. Many classic series. I'm trying to find the 1988 Pistons loss to the Lakers in game 6 of the finals - the phantom foul game. I believe that was one of the classic NBA serices, with the Pistons losing in 7 games. Argh. But the next two championships sort of eases that pain. I'm also trying to find one gave vs. the Bulls (1990), Celtics (1988), and the finals vs. the Trailblazers (1990).
One of the few downfalls of military life while raising kids is I have been robbed of every softball season (no exagerating, every single one), countless recitals, multiple football games (50% of the games), and about 3-4 complete basketball seasons. I have a daughter (9) and a son (12). I remember talking to you in the past about teaching our sons the "Trey Burke" steal. You sound like a great father and although I was born and raised in Alabama, I've been a Pistons and Wolverines fan my whole life. Lets keep raising our boys to be outstanding Michigan men and who knows, maybe their paths will cross one day on the court.
I'm hoping you get some good results on this thread because I want to do the same thing...
Hey Kayshin, I remember you. An update - he has not learned the Trey Burke steal... however, he has learned the Trey Burke floater (driving to the bucket jump shot) pretty well. He just got invited to join the city's national middle school team - boys who are one or two years older than he and who are being supported by the country to train to be potential national/professional players. It's a great opportunity for him. Now he plays with some boys who are legitimately better than him. It's a big psychological change, but an important one. So far, so good.
It's a funny thing raising your kids overseas (and a much harder one to be away while they are being raised - thanks for your service). You have to find special ways to connect them to back home. For me, it often revolves around UM sports, midnight Marvel movies, and taco night. It's a start.
Vs Kentucky (Mashburn)
Vs UCLA (greatest 2nd half ever)
I was hoping to find the Kentucky game, but I had forgotten about that UCLA half... you are absolutely right.
YES! I was thinking about this game but had got it confused. When I mentioned the UM @ MSU Jalen game, I think I was remembering this game. One of my all-time favorites (OK, Jalen is my favorite player, so...)
My son has worn #2 (Woodson), bless his heart. But #2 is taken on his new team. #3 and #5 are both available. Today he told me he wanted one of those numbers but couldn't decide which one. Bless his heart.
Have you been here? I think it's just NBA stuff, but there are some Bad Boys games
MGoVideo has a few available for download.
I'm seeding these two:
1992 Sweet Sixteen: Michigan vs. Oklahoma State
http://mgovideo.com/tracker.php?page=torrent-details&id=1879c5cde6fd0ea3a2ff36827ba6af2cff6c2cc4
1993 Sweet Sixteen: Michigan vs. George Washington
http://mgovideo.com/tracker.php?page=torrent-details&id=4821a8e973d2960296c50ce057a3e2fbc6c89669
This one has 4 seeds right now:
1993 Final Four: Michigan vs. Kentucky
http://mgovideo.com/tracker.php?page=torrent-details&id=2a1ced446c3de88f672fbaec070c5b0b0e151718
There are probably some additional fab five games on MGoVideo's Youku (Chinese equivalent of YouTube) here (http://i.youku.com/u/UNjA0MTUwMjQw/videos) but I can't access here from work to know for sure.
Thank you thank you thank you.
This is great. I was also able to find some 1997 championship games as well - another that my son has asked about (his basketball jersey number is #2 for Woodson afterall).
I have a hard drive at home that I've dedicated to UM football & basketball. I should be able to upload some others to a file share site this evening. I'm pretty sure I have the Elite 8 game against OSU among others. Send me an email at [email protected] and I'll make sure you get the files.
I can relate to what you're doing here. When I was a youngster some of my earliest memories were with my family cheering for Michigan. I can remember sobbing after the 93 championship game because Chris, Jalen, Juwan, Jimmy, and Ray were like super heroes to me. I can vividly remember writing Coach Carr a letter that said "Dear Coach, My name is Jordan Swavel and I'm 9 years old. You don't know who I am yet but I am going to play for you someday." In response to my letter they sent me a 1995 football media guide with Mercury Hayes on the cover. I flipped through that thing until the pages were frayed, worn, and falling out. Though I didn't make it to play for Coach Carr that's one of my fondest childhood memories.
I went to moderate your post but there was no "AWESOME" choice.
There are ten classic NBA games up on itunes, 1.99 a peice. The only bad boys game is game 7 of the 87 ECF. Enjoy!
Any one know where I can find the 1995 Miami Heat-Orlando Magic game. Glen Rice scored 56 in one of the greatest shooting performances I have ever seen. They have a 10 minute highlight package of the game on youtube, but I would love to get the whole game, because it was a great game. Shaq and Penny were balling in that game also.
Or have someone send you this:
http://www.amazon.com/Detroit-Pistons-1988-1989-Champions-Madness/dp/B000I2JDFS
Every game of the Eastern Conference and NBA Finals.
For just the season year ender overview You Tube had the whole thing in parts for 89-90
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enHp4RNqn8Q
They called it "Pure Pistons" because the one the year before was almost an NBA playoff overview with a Piston mention, and sucked.
Though that's on there too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPPtSjWwhzA
Though the best of the videos was the one they didn't win. And not online as far as I can see. Or even available not on VHS.
Game 7 that year is on entirely though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Idpr8-ek3V4
And the Phantom Foul.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSHGG0sGUOc
Check YouTube, the NBA seems to be a lot more lax about their video than college football.